ALL meanings of articles of confederation
ar·ti·cle of con·fed·er·a·tion
A a - noun plural articles of confederation the agreement made by the original 13 states in 1777 establishing a confederacy to be known as the United States of America; replaced by the Constitution of 1788 3
- noun articles of confederation the first constitution of the thirteen original states, in effect from 1781 to 1789 3
- noun articles of confederation the first constitution of the 13 American states, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States. 1